JP5317236B2 - Oral tobacco products - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an oral tobacco product for a user to absorb tobacco components via saliva.

Conventionally, cigarettes have been enjoyed as a luxury item, but recently smokeless cigarettes that can be used by users even in non-smoking cabins of airplanes and trains have attracted attention. According to such smokeless tobacco, the user can absorb the tobacco component while tasting the scent of smokeless tobacco regardless of the location.
One of the smokeless tobaccos, SNUS as an oral tobacco product includes a finely cut tobacco material, and this tobacco tobacco has a lot of moisture. Specifically, this type of snus is classified into a loose type in which a cigarette is not wrapped and a portion type in which a cigarette is wrapped with a wrapping material such as a nonwoven fabric, a so-called pouch type. The pouch-type snus is sandwiched between the user's upper lip and the gums, and the user can absorb the tobacco component extracted into the saliva from the gums into the body.

  By the way, according to this type of oral tobacco product, the user can taste the taste of tobacco only after the user's brain perceives that the tobacco component has been absorbed into the body. Therefore, at the early stage of use immediately after the oral tobacco product is placed in the user's mouth, the user feels less smoking when compared to a normal cigarette ignited when smoking. End up.

  For this reason, oral tobacco products in which a fragrance is added to the packaging material forming the pouch (Patent Documents 1 and 2), or oral tobacco products in which a scented capsule is arranged in the pouch are known. (Patent Document 3).

International Publication No. 2008/104891 International Publication No. 2009/010878 US Patent Application Publication No. 2008/029110

  In the case of the oral tobacco products of Patent Documents 1 and 2, a perfume is coated on the surface of the pouch. However, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, a rotating drum is generally used for coating here. However, since the pouch in the rotating drum is agitated randomly, even if a certain amount of the fragrance is sprayed from the spray in the rotating drum, it is difficult to uniformly add the fragrance to the surface of each pouch. Therefore, the amount of the fragrance contained in each oral tobacco product varied. In addition, as described above, the tobacco cut contains a large amount of moisture in order to promote the extraction of tobacco components, so that the fragrance attached to the pouch is dissolved in the moisture, and the fragrance on the surface of the pouch is further reduced. Therefore, the oral tobacco products of Patent Documents 1 and 2 cannot reliably and stably release a sufficient flavor at the initial stage of use.

Moreover, in the case of the tobacco product for oral cavity of patent document 3, if a user only puts the tobacco product for oral cavity in an oral cavity, a capsule will not be destroyed. Therefore, the oral tobacco product of Patent Document 3 cannot immediately release the flavor from the capsule in the initial stage of use.
An object of the present invention is to provide an oral tobacco product to which a certain amount of perfume is added, and which can reliably and stably release the flavor of the perfume from the initial stage of use. is there.

To achieve the above object, oral tobacco product of the present invention, the tobacco particles consisting of tobacco material, see write wrapped tobacco particles, when placed in the mouth of a user, said cigarette through saliva user A rectangular pouch that absorbs the tobacco component of the grain, and at least one string member arranged in the pouch and added with a certain amount of perfume per unit length , the string member extending along the longitudinal direction of the pouch And is connected to the pouch at both ends of the pouch .
Therefore, if a certain length of string member is contained within the tobacco product pouch , each tobacco product can reliably contain a constant and desired amount of perfume. As a result, from the initial use of the tobacco product, the fragrance contained in the tobacco particles and the string member sufficiently releases the fragrance, and the user can obtain sufficient satisfaction.

Moreover, the same kind or different kind of fragrance | flavor as the said fragrance | flavor may be added to the tobacco grain. In this case, the tobacco product can provide more satisfactory satisfaction.
Moreover, the fragrance | flavor may be impregnated with the string member with the liquid form, or may be added with the form of the powder. In this case, the fragrance is well impregnated or added to the string member.

Moreover, it is desirable that the tobacco particles have a pH of 6.5 to 9.5. In this case, the flavor of the tobacco particles is well maintained.
Furthermore, it is desirable that the tobacco particles have a water content of 15 to 50% by weight, in which case the tobacco particles are suitable for the extraction of tobacco components through saliva.

  According to the oral tobacco product of the present invention, there is provided an oral tobacco product that prevents volatilization of a fragrance during storage and that can stably obtain a flavor during use.

It is the schematic which showed the tobacco product for oral cavity of one Example which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the storage case for the tobacco product of FIG. It is sectional drawing when food fragrance | flavor is added to the string member. It is a fragmentary sectional view of a storage case. It is a block diagram which shows a series of manufacturing processes from manufacture of the tobacco product of FIG. 1 to case accommodation of a tobacco product. It is the schematic which showed the manufacturing process of the tobacco product of FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 1, an oral tobacco product 1 (hereinafter referred to as a tobacco product 1) includes tobacco tobacco obtained by cutting or pulverizing tobacco raw materials, that is, tobacco particles 4 having a particle size of 2 mm or less, The pouch 2 includes a cigarette particle 4 and the pouch 2 is formed of a nonwoven fabric sheet. During its use, the tobacco product 1 is placed in the user's mouth. Specifically, the tobacco product 1 is sandwiched between the user's upper lip and the gums, and the user can absorb the tobacco components of the tobacco particles 4 extracted into the saliva from the gums into the body. Therefore, the user can taste the aroma of the tobacco particles 4 while absorbing the tobacco components of the tobacco particles 4. At this time, since the tobacco product 1 does not emit smoke, the user can use the tobacco product 1 without choosing a place.

Prior to use of the above-described tobacco product 1, the tobacco product 1 is normally stored in a portable storage case 9, and details of the storage case 9 are shown in FIG. 2. The housing case 9 includes a case body 11, a mat 15, and a lid 10. The case body 11 has a flat cylindrical shape and has a circular opening 13 on the upper surface. The opening 13 protrudes upward and is opened and closed by the lid 10.
The mat 15 has a circular shape and has an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the inner wall surface 14 of the case body 11. The mat 15 is placed on the bottom 12 of the case body 11. A large number of tobacco products 1 are accommodated in the case body 11 while being stacked on the mat 15.

A substantially circular stepped recess 16 is formed on the upper surface of the lid 10, and this recess 16 has a bottom 17 and an annular rest surface 19 that surrounds the bottom 17 and is shallower than the bottom 17. A hinge 18 is disposed adjacent to the recess 16 on the outer periphery of the lid 10, and a circular cover 20 is attached to the hinge 18. The outer diameter of the cover 20 is substantially not equal to the outer diameter of the rest surface 19. When the cover 20 is pivoted up and down about the hinge 18, the cover 20 opens and closes the recess 16. When the recess 16 is closed by the cover 20, the cover 20 is supported on the rest surface 19, and the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface of the lid 10 and the upper surface of the cover 20 are flush with each other.

A knob 22 protrudes from the outer peripheral edge of the cover 20, and the knob 22 and the hinge 18 are separated from each other in the diameter direction of the cover 20. The user can lift the cover 20, that is, perform an opening operation by picking the knob 22. When the cover 20 is in the closed position, the knob 22 is positioned in a recess 23 formed in the outer peripheral portion of the lid 10.
Further, a pair of claws 24 slightly protrude from the outer peripheral edge of the cover 20, and these claws 24 are positioned in the vicinity of the knob 22 and on both sides of the knob 22. On the other hand, a locking hole 26 corresponding to each claw 24 is formed in an annular step between the upper surface of the lid 10 and the rest surface 19. Therefore, when the cover 20 is closed, the respective claws 24 are fitted into the corresponding locking holes 26 so that the cover 20 is maintained in the closed state.

The recess 16 described above can be used for temporary accommodation of the used tobacco product 1. That is, the lid 10 also functions as a portable waste bin, and as a result, the housing case 9 can separately store the tobacco product 1 before use and the used tobacco product 1 separately.
A circular recess 29 (FIG. 4) is also formed on the lower surface of the lid 10, and the recess 29 has a size that can receive the opening 13 of the case body 11. The ceiling surface 28 of the recess 29 also serves as a pressing surface for pressing the tobacco product 1 in the case body 11.

As described above, at the initial stage of use of this type of conventional tobacco product, the user felt the original fragrance of the tobacco particles 4 lightly compared to the early stage of cigarette smoking.
Therefore, the tobacco product 1 of the present invention further includes a food flavor 30 and a flavor-added string 6 added to the tobacco grain 4 (FIG. 1) , and the flavor-added string 6 is disposed in the pouch 2. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the fragrance-added string 6 includes a string-like absorbent element 6a, a liquid form impregnated in the absorbent element 6a, and an added solid, for example, a food fragrance in the form of a powder. 36. The absorbent element 6a is impregnated or added with a certain amount of food fragrance 36 per unit length. The absorbent element 6a is made of cotton, for example. Note that the food flavor 36 may be added to the absorbent element 6a only in either liquid or solid form. The liquid or solid food flavor 36 may contain a humectant. Further, the humectant may be disposed in the housing case 9.

  As the food flavors 30, 36, menthol, mint, vanilla, apricot, tea, cocoa, licorice, honey and the like can be used alone or in combination. Moreover, water, alcohol, glycerin, propylene glycol, etc. can be used for the solvent for the liquid food flavor 36. Furthermore, glycerin or propylene glycol can be used as the humectant. In addition, since the tobacco grain 4 is alkaline, it is desirable that the food flavors 30 and 36 and the humectant are neutral or alkaline.

In order to verify the effect of the food fragrance 36 contained in the tobacco product 1 of the example, comparative products in which the food fragrance was added only to the tobacco grain 4 were prepared, and each of the comparative product and the tobacco product 1 of the example was 1 week. Left at room temperature. Thereafter, when the tobacco product 1 of the example and the comparative product were respectively used by the evaluator, the evaluator felt the flavor of the fragrance in the comparative product at the initial stage of use of the comparative product, however, the tobacco of the example In the initial stage of use of the product 1, the flavor of the fragrance in the tobacco product 1 was strongly felt, and sufficient satisfaction with the tobacco product 1 was obtained. This is considered due to the fact that the absorbent element 6a of the fragrance-added string 6 contains a sufficient amount of the food fragrance 36.

  In addition, the food fragrance | flavor mentioned above may be adhered also to the surface of the pouch 2, ie, the inner surface of the nonwoven fabric sheet or the storage case 9. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a food flavor layer 31 is formed on the inner wall surface 14 of the case body 11, the upper surface of the mat 15, and the ceiling surface 28 of the lid 10. Moreover, when a coupon is accommodated in the accommodation case 9, a food fragrance | flavor can also be made to adhere to a coupon in layers.

  Even if the container case 9, that is, the lid 10 is repeatedly opened and closed, and the fragrance component of the food fragrance volatilizes from within the tobacco product 1, the fragrance component released from the above-described food flavoring layer 31 corresponds to the tobacco product 1. To be replenished. Therefore, the tobacco product 1 in the housing case 9 is stably maintained at a level equivalent to that at the time of manufacture with respect to the amount of released aromatic components of the food fragrance. As a result, the user can taste a sufficient fragrance of the food fragrance from the initial use of the tobacco product 1.

Next, a series of manufacturing procedures from the molding of the tobacco product 1 to the case packing of the tobacco product 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the manufacturing procedure includes a grinding process 40, a blending process 50, and a packaging process 60.
In the pulverization process 40, firstly, the domestically produced Burley lamina and bone are supplied as tobacco raw materials, and the lamina and bone are pulverized into two types of tobacco particles of 2 mm or less using a pulverizer. . These tobacco particles are placed in a classifier and classified into a predetermined size. Thereafter, the two kinds of tobacco particles are weighed so that each has a ratio of 50% by weight, and the weighed tobacco particles are transferred to the blending step 50, respectively.

In the blending step 50, the two types of tobacco particles are transferred to the buffer silo 1 and stored in the buffer silo 1 for a predetermined period. Thereafter, the tobacco particles in the buffer silo 1 are subjected to a blender process through heat sterilization and cooling processes. In this blender treatment, two types of tobacco particles are mixed, while food flavors and the like are added to these tobacco particles.
Specifically, water is first added to the tobacco particles, and the moisture content of the tobacco particles is adjusted to 15% by weight. After this, the tobacco particles are subjected to a heat treatment at 100 ° C. for 4 hours, ie a sterilization treatment, and cooled using circulating cooling water.

These tobacco particles after cooling are mixed at a ratio of 10% by weight of potassium carbonate, 1% by weight of vitamin C, and 1% by weight of sodium chloride to form a mixture. Thereafter, 4% by weight of a menthol-based fragrance is added to the mixture by spraying, and the mixture is transferred to the next packaging step 60.
At this time, the water content of the tobacco particles 4 in the mixture is adjusted to 10 to 50% by weight. Specifically, in the case of this example, the moisture content of the mixture is 40% by weight, and the pH of the tobacco particles in the mixture is adjusted to a range of 6.5 to 9.5.

In the packaging step 60, the mixture is stored in the buffer silo 2 for a predetermined period.
On the other hand, apart from the manufacturing process of the mixture described above, a manufacturing process of the string continuous body 7 for forming the fragrance-added string 6 is performed. The continuous body 7 includes a string material and a liquid food flavor impregnated in the string material. Specifically, the food fragrance | flavor here is the same as the food fragrance | flavor added to the tobacco grain 4, and a 1 weight% menthol solution is impregnated with a string material.

Thereafter, the mixture and the continuous body 7 stored in the buffer silo 2 are supplied to a pillow type packaging machine (not shown), and the packaging machine produces the tobacco product 1 as follows.
First, in the process in which the non-woven web 2a travels in one direction, as shown in FIG. 6, 0.3g of the mixture 5 is arranged on the web 2a at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the web. On the other hand, the continuum 7 is arranged in parallel with the rows of the mixtures 5. The mixture 5 and the continuous body 7 are continuously wrapped by forming the web 2a into a tube shape. At this time, both side edges of the web 2a are connected to each other by the vertical seal 32, while a horizontal seal 34 is formed between the mixtures 5 with respect to the tube. Thereafter, the tube is cut along with the continuous body 7 at the center of each horizontal seal 34, that is, at the cutting line 8, whereby the individual tobacco products 1 are produced. Specifically, the tobacco product 1 has a rectangular shape of approximately 12 mm × 25 mm.

Thereafter, a predetermined number of tobacco products 1 are packed in the housing case 9, and at this point, a package of oral tobacco products is obtained.
As is clear from the above description, the tobacco product 1 contains the mixture 5 in the pouch 2, that is, the fragrance-added string 6 together with the tobacco grain 4, so that the tobacco grain 4 from the initial use of the tobacco product 1. The food fragrances 30 and 36 contained in the fragrance-added string 6 sufficiently release the fragrance, and as a result, the user can obtain sufficient satisfaction. Further, since the fragrance-added string 6 is impregnated and added with a certain amount of food fragrance 36 per unit length, the tobacco product 1 can contain a certain amount of food fragrance 36, respectively. Furthermore, since the both ends of the fragrance | flavor addition string 6 are compressed by the horizontal seal 34, the area of the cut surface in the fragrance | flavor addition string 6 is small. Therefore, volatilization of the food fragrance 36 from the cut end surface of the fragrance added string 6 can be suppressed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.
For example, the food flavor 30 added to the tobacco grain 4 and the food flavor 36 impregnated in the flavor-added string 6 may be different. In this case, it is possible to combine various kinds of food flavors, and it is possible to provide the tobacco product 1 that meets the needs of the user.
Further, the food fragrance is not limited to the above-described example, and may be any neutral or alkaline fragrance that does not impair the original fragrance of tobacco particles or the quality thereof.

Furthermore, the absorbent element 6a for the fragrance-added string 6 is not limited to cotton, and may be a flexible absorbent material such as paper.
Although not intended to constitute the embodiments of the present invention, it may be completely contained flavoring cord 6 obtained by cutting a continuous body 7 with a mixture 5 into the pouch 2. In this case, during the manufacture of tobacco products 1, it has a name that continuum 7 is incomplete lateral sealing. And the tobacco product 1 of this invention can also accommodate the some fragrance | flavor addition string 6 in the pouch 2. FIG.

  Further, when the tobacco product 1 is manufactured, a perforation row 8 a may be formed in the center of the horizontal seal 34 instead of the cutting line 8. In this case, a tobacco product row including a predetermined number of tobacco products 1 is formed, and the tobacco product row can be separated into individual tobacco products 1. The tobacco product line is wound into a roll and packed in the housing case 9.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Oral tobacco product 2 Pouch 2a Web 4 Tobacco grain 5 Mixture 6 Fragrance addition string 6a Absorption element 7 Continuous body 8 Cutting line 8a Perforation row 9 Storage case 10 Lid 11 Case body 12 Bottom 13 Opening 14 Inner wall surface 15 Mat 16 Concave Place 17 Bottom 18 Hinge 19 Rest surface 20 Cover 22 Knob 23 Dent 24 Claw 26 Locking hole 28 Ceiling surface 29 Recess 30, 36 Food flavor 31 Layer 32 Vertical seal 34 Horizontal seal 40 Grinding process 50 Blending process 60 Packaging process

Claims (5)

Tobacco grains made from tobacco materials ,
See write wrap the tobacco particles, when placed in the mouth of a user, and a rectangular pouch to absorb tobacco components of the tobacco particles through the saliva to the user,
And at least one string member disposed in the pouch and added with a certain amount of perfume per unit length thereof ,
The cigarette product for oral cavity, wherein the string member extends along a longitudinal direction of the pouch and is coupled to the pouch at both ends of the pouch .   The tobacco product according to claim 1, wherein the tobacco particle is added with a fragrance of the same or different type as the fragrance.   The tobacco product for oral cavity according to claim 1, wherein the fragrance is impregnated in a liquid form or added in a powder form to the string member.   The tobacco product according to claim 1, wherein the tobacco particles have a pH of 6.5 to 9.5. The tobacco product according to claim 1, wherein the tobacco particles have a water content of 15 to 50% by weight.

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